My boyfriend of two years wants charge me to paint my SMALL BOX room.

[Inayahlewis]

I have been with my boyfriend for two years. He spends half his time at my house eating and using everything for free, yet he wants to charge me £160 to paint a SMALL BOX ROOM in his day off. I would do it myself, but I had a very bad back injury and can not stand for long. I am a legal advisor and would never dream of charging him for work he needed doing. Am I wrong for thinking he is being unreasonable.

No, YANBU, he’s a dick.

Nah he's bang out of order for giving you a price!

After 2yrs together he should be doing it for you out of love... not monetary gain.

Why are you with him, exactly?

Can't believe he is charging you when he lives with you half the time for free. That's lousy. He's a cocklodger.

I'd present him with a bill for his lodging for the past few months and his marching papers. Cheeky sod.

Time to stop being a mug to a cocklodger.

Show him the door!

He sounds mean and selfish, what good points does he have? Why isn’t he paying for stuff while he’s with you?

Tell him you'll pay once he's settled his bill for the last two years, then find yourself a decent guy. Unless he just has a very poor sense of humour , in which case you can still do better.

Good-bye-ee! good-bye-ee!
Wipe the tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee.
Tho' it's hard to part I know,
I'll be tickled to death to go.
Don't cry-ee! don't sigh-ee!
There's a silver lining in the sky-ee.
Bonsoir old thing, cheerio! chin chin!
Nah-poo! Toodle-oo!
Good-bye-ee!

So say “no thanks” and pay someone else to do it?

Hes shown you who he is OP Do not stay with this man or have kids with him.

What a knobber

Tell him to fuck off... Also as a legal advisor I'm sure you could point him in the direction of having to declare the work as income and pay tax on it to HMRC, plus take out personal liability insurance in case of any damages, and register as an independent contractor. He'll also need to provide his own ladders, tools, sandpaper, paintbrushes, turps, floor coverings, masking tape (as all decorators supply these). Pretty sure he'd be out of pocket by the end of his quest to cheeky fuckery.

Oh god get rid of him. Do not have kids with him. I repeat - do not have kids!!

I suspect that he is either really broke or is not as serious about you as you are about him sorry.

It's reasonable (if not charitable) for him to say no.

It's utter bullshit for him to charge you.

I'd pay a professional painter instead. What a dickhead.

Yes. He doesnt count your pennis but he counts his. And he is mean. Awful trait.

I would laugh in his face as I showed him the door.

I agree, I would rather pay someone else !

Wow. I can’t even imagine how this ‘tit for tat’ scoreboard attitude of his must play out in the rest of your relationship.

I’d find a friend who was willing to help me do the painting (I’ve got a bad back too, but 1/2 the job of painting is very doable). I’d make it clear he wasn’t welcome around during those days (requires a couple of coats across days). I’d underline that the friend wouldn’t dream of accepting payment.

While you paint and chat with your mate, figure out why you’ve accepted this low standard of ‘partner’ and how you can ensure the next one is a step up. Literally!

What a tosser. I'd expect it to be done just as a nice thing to do - and I'd say thank you with a takeaway or something. And that's even if he didn't sponge off you half the time!

I think this episode tells you everything you need to know about him.

Thank goodness he's shown you who he is. Time to find a new boyfriend

Pay him to do it if he insists but make sure that he is aware it will signal the end of your relationship

Ha ha ha! What a prat.

But OP why have you let him take the piss out of you for two years? Why does not he not contribute?